Anna Zhelnina

Assistant professor of interdisciplinary social science and author of Private Life, Public Action (Temple UP, 2025), specializing in housing politics and urban activism in Moscow; based on her doctoral research and fieldwork.

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Dec 5, 2025 • 52min

Anna Zhelnina, "Private Life, Public Action: How Housing Politics Mobilized Citizens in Moscow" (Temple UP, 2025)

Anna Zhelnina, an Assistant Professor of interdisciplinary social science and author focusing on housing politics in Moscow, discusses her impactful research on the city's 2017 renovation plan. She reveals how citizens mobilized in response to housing policies, often surprising each other with their differing views. Zhelnina explores how these grassroots movements transformed everyday interactions and led to significant political outcomes, all while highlighting the fragility of civil society in an authoritarian context. Her insights resonate beyond Moscow, reflecting global struggles in urban redevelopment.

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